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Jephthah Laments His Rash Vow

c. 1804

Emily Pelton

Artist, American, active c. 1805

Medium

watercolor and gold leaf
Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Dimensions

sight size: 48.8 x 53.8 cm (19 3/16 x 21 3/16 in.)
framed: 57 x 63.2 x 4.4 cm (22 7/16 x 24 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Accession

1966.13.13

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Bibliography

1966

101 Primitive Watercolors and Pastels, from the Collection of Edgar William Garbisch and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1966: 12.

Inscriptions

lower center: Jephthah laments his rash vow; lower right: Emily Pelton

Wikidata ID

Q64559495

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